Anne Hathaway inspires billions and prepares for triumph in Les Miz’

and this moment will not last forever — me walking my dog is news. ... I don’t fall out of nightclubs. I don’t have photographers capture me spending untold amounts on a handbag. Of course, in the court of celebrity, if you try to be serious, you may look like a fool.”

That’s Anne Hathaway in Glamour magazine, explaining how serious she is about representing One Billion Rising. (This is a global awareness action in which 1 billion people — women who have been raped or beaten worldwide — are encouraged to walk out of their jobs for a day, Feb. 14, 2013, V-Day, and dance.) Serious stuff, and although it is unlikely all abused women can partake in this event, it raises awareness of the issue.

Of course, not everything Anne says to the magazine is so heavy. She is on the cover, looking radiant in a little tank top and short shorts. Inside, she is seen dancing in a gorgeous yellow gown. Anne still sports the short haircut she had for her role as Fantine in “Les Miserables,” though it is less a ragged hack job now; more pixyish, very early Audrey Hepburn. And hello, Hollywood — if anybody could play the late icon, Audrey, it is Miss Hathaway.

Without the long locks that came to define her onscreen, Hathaway says, “People are warmer to me.” Being so shy, there were days she would pull on a hat and sort of hide behind her hair. “I can’t do that anymore, because I am all face. I have to be me all the time!” (Everybody certainly seemed quite warm to Hathaway at the special NYC screening of “Les Miserables” last weekend. She was beaming for hours. Shy or not, she knows how to work a room and charm strangers.)

P.S. Speaking of “Les Miserables,” the current New York magazine — the Culture issue — presents its picks and predictions for Oscar. They cite “standing ovations” at early screenings of “Les Miz” and confidently assert it will take Best Picture, unless “Lincoln” does. (I say watch out for Ben Affleck’s “Argo” in the Best Picture category. Hollywood loves a comeback, and Affleck has come back with a vengeance.)

As for Anne Hathaway, New York mag opines: “Pack up this category and put it away, because Hathaway has it in the bag.” Of course, there’s also Jennifer Lawrence in “Silver Linings Playbook” and Rachel Weisz in “The Deep Blue Sea.”

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